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Maisie Dobbs novels volume 3
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English
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In the third novel of this bestselling series, London investigator Maisie Dobbs faces grave danger as she returns to the site of her most painful WWI memories to resolve the mystery of a pilot's death. Every once in a while, a detective bursts on the scene who captures readers' hearts-and imaginations-and doesn't let go. And so it was with Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs, who made her debut just two years ago in the eponymously titled first book...
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After World War II, the U.S. and Britain airlifted food and supplies into Russian-blockaded West Berlin. U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen knew the children of the city were suffering, so to lift their spirits, he began dropping chocolate and gum by parachute.
5) Top gun
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
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At the elite Navy Fighter Weapons School, cocky, young pilots compete against one another in the air as well as on the ground.
7) Test pilots
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Pub. Date
2010.
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English
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An introduction to the kinds of assignments test pilots get as they do their jobs.
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Wings of glory volume 2
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English
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Major Jack Novak has never failed to meet a challenge--until he meets army nurse Lieutenant Ruth Doherty. When Jack lands in the army hospital after a plane crash, he makes winning Ruth's heart a top priority mission. But he has his work cut out for him. Not only is Ruth focused on her work in order to support her orphaned siblings back home, she carries a shameful secret that keeps her from giving her heart to any man. Can Jack break down her defenses?...
10) Drone pilot
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English
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Examines what it takes to be a drone pilot, including what are drone pilots, who benefits from them, and what aircrafts can be flown by drone.
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Wings of glory volume 3
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English
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Helen Carlisle, a young war widow covers her pain with the frenzy of volunteer work until the spark of her romance with Lt. Raymond Novak, a WWII pilot, propels them both into peril.
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"In 1993, U.S. women earned the right to fly in combat, but the full story of how it happened is largely unknown. From the first women in the military in World War II to the final push in the 1990s, The Fly Girls Revolt chronicles the actions of a band of women who overcame decades of discrimination and prevailed against bureaucrats, chauvinists, anti-feminists, and even other military women. Drawing on extensive research, interviews with women who...
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2016.
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English
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"To honor bonds forged twenty-five-years ago at West Point, Lieutenant Colonel Sam Avery leads an illegal mission deep into ISIS-held territory. Flying across Iraq in a stolen helicopter, Army Lieutenant Colonel Sam Avery knows that tonight will be his last mission. He and his crew will either be shot down by ISIS, or court martialed when they return. Sam doesn't care. He can't care. There is too much at stake. As the chopper flies through the night...
19) Rogue forces
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 15
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Scion Aviation International has been hired by the Pentagon to take over aerial patrols in northern Iraq as the U.S. military begins to downsize its presence there. But when Kurdish nationalist attacks led by the Republic of Turkey and joined by the new government in Persia invade northern Iraq, retired Air Force lieutenant-general Patrick McLanahan makes the decision to take the fight to the Turks.
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